Continuous interleaved record



Feb. 15, 1938.

J. B. MOTSINGER CONTINUOUS INTERLEAVED RECORD Filed Feb. 4, 1936 Patented Feb. 15, 1938 PATENT OFFICE 2,108,500 CONTINUOUS INTERLEAVED RECORD John B. Motsinger, Lakewood, Ohio, assignor to American Sales Book Company Inc., Niagara Falls, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application February 4,1936, Serial No. 62,312

9 Claims.

This lI'lVGliblOIl relates to improvements in record assemblies and more particularly to an improved arrangement of fastening devices for fastening together in manifolding relation aplu- 5 rality of long, continuous record and transfer strips arranged'in superposed, manifolding relation with each other and adapted for receiving inscriptions, and being adapted for use in various forms of typewriting machines, billing machines, recording machines and the like.

It is a general object of the invention to provide a composite record assembly of the class mentioned, having an improved arrangement of strip fastening .devices for holding the strips in accurate alignment with each other during use in manifolding machines, thus-assuring the correct entry of the inscriptions on the forms provided therefor on all of the superposed record strips.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved arrangement of fastening devices for the strips of a composite record assembly of the class mentioned, and providing for selective release of such fastening devices by the record strips and by the transfer strips when the assembly is severed along the weakened transverse severance lines thereof.

Still another object of the invention is to provide in a record assembly of the class mentioned an improved arrangement of fastening devices for holding the record and transfer strips together and providing for selective release of such devices while at the. same time avoiding any objectionable mutilation of the record strips or. of the forms thereof.

Another object is to provide for record'assemblies of the class mentioned an improved arrangement of holding devices for effectively keeping the strips in accurate alignment with each other during the feeding of the strips in various forms 40 of manifolding machines, and during passage of the assembly over the cylindrical surface of platens frequently used in such machines.

Still another object is to provide for record assemblies of the class mentioned an improved arrangement of fastening devices for holding the strips of the assembly in correctly aligned and registering position, and being arranged so that certain of the fastening devices upon severance 5 'Another object is to provide, in a record asof the assembly along weakened transverse lines sembly of the class mentioned, an improved arrangement of selective grip formations for use in separating severed sections of transfer strips from severed sections of record strips and having an improved arrangement of fastening devices whereby the forward terminal of the strips following severance of sections of sets therefrom is always attached to avoid fraying or separation of the ends of the strips.

Other objects of-the invention will be in part pointed out in the following detailed description of an illustrative but preferred embodiment of the invention, and will be in part obvious in connection therewith.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a more comprehensive disclosure of the nature and objects of the invention, reference is had to the following detailed disclosure of the preferred embodiment, and to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a partially diagrammatic, perspective view showing a record assembly embodying the invention; and f t Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic enlarged view of a portion of the assembly. v

In the illustrative embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, a plurality of long, continuous record strips 5 are interleaved in superposed transfer relation with one or more long, continuous carbon or transfer strips 6. Although as many record strips as desired for handling any particular business may thus be assembled in the record assembly and a corresponding number of transfer strips interleaved for transfer inscription, for the purpose of illustrating the improved arrangement, an. assembly including three record strips and two interleaved carbon strips is shown. The improved securing arrangement for securing all of these strips together in theassembly is well adapted and designed for maintaining a large number of record and transfer strips in correctly assembled relation, to avoid relative displacement of the strips and to maintain them incorrectly aligned position with each other at all times.

Each of the record strips is preferably provided with blank forms 1 arranged in series therealong, and each strip is divided into sections or form sheets by a'series of transverse weakened dividing lines 8 preferably. extending from edge to 55 edge transversely of each strip and positioned between the successive adjacent blank forms. The carbon or transfer strips 6 are similarly provided with transverse weakened dividing lines 9, similarly arranged to the dividing lines 8 and spaced longitudinally of the record strips substantially the same distance as the lines 8. The weakened lines 8 and 8 may be provided by weakening the strips in any well known preferred manner, such as by perforating, scoring or otherwise weakening the paper so that the strips may be readily severed along the weakened lines by exerting a tearing pull upon the strips. The weakened lines 8 of the record strips preferably extend directly across the strips from edge to edge thereof so as to provide for substantially rectangular form sheets when severed from the assembly, but the weakened lines 9 of the transfer strips have deviating or offset portions in deviating longitudinally of the assembly from the general course of the lines 8 and 9. These deviating portions of the lines 9 are preferably weakened to a greater extent than the other portions of said lines and this increased weakening may be accomplished either by perforating or scoring the lines to a greater extent to provide the increased weakening or by slitting the paper all the way through. This increased weakening provides a structure which assures the tearing along the deviating portion of the line when the strips are severed along the weakened severance lines. The division lines 8 and 9 are arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly, thus providing a series of sets of record and transfer leaves arranged in superposed transfer relation with each other. These superposed sets of leaves may be successively severed from the manifolding assembly by severance along the respective groups of weakeneddivision lines. This offsetting of the weakened division lines 9 as described provides extensions or tabs II for the record strips at each of the groups of severance lines. These tabs extend slightly beyond the general course of the division lines and beyond the ends of the record leaves so as to provide selective grip tabs or extensions whereby the transfer leaves may be gripped to the exclusion of the record leaves.

Similarly the edges of the adjacent transfer leaves are formed with apertures or cut-away portions exposing the adjacent edges of the record leaves thereabove and therebelow, whereby said exposed margins of the record leaves may be selectively gripped to the exclusion of the transfer leaves. In this manner all of the transfer leaves may be selectively grippedat one part of a severed set and all of the record leaves may be selectively gripped at a spaced part of the severed set, and in this manner the carbon leaves may be very quickly and easily removed from their interleaved relation with the record leaves. In the embodiment herein disclosed, the transfer strips are provided with two longitudinally disposed, laterally spaced series of line deviations l0 positioned at opposite sides of the longitudinal center line of the assembly, but the deviations I0 may be otherwisearranged as desired, and only one series may be found suflicient for some purposes.

Each of the transfer strips 6 is formed with a series of apertures or openings l2 positioned respectively adjacent to each of the division lines 9 and respectively joining said lines. Therefore,

leaves or sheets. In the embodiment shown in the drawing, these apertures are disposed to lie at both forward and rearward sides of the corresponding division lines 9, but it will be obvious that for some purposes it is suflicient for the apertures to lie wholly at one side of the lines, however extending entirely up to and joining said lines. The transfer strips may be coated with transfer material as .desired, either on one or both sides, and are shown in the drawing as being provided only on the under side with such material as indicated at l3 in Fig. 2.

All of the record and transfer strips of the assembly are bound together by attaching devices which, as shown, are in the form of filamentary attachments, such as, light wires or textile threads, extending through the respective strips. The particular form of attachments shown is illustrative merely and other known attachments may be substituted within the scope of the invention. The fastening devices M in the present embodiment are arranged in two series along the assembly coincident respectively with the two series of selective grip tabs H, but one series will be sufiicient in cases where there is only a single series of grip tabs. Each of these securing devices M is positioned directly upon the corresponding division lines 8 of the record strips, but engages the carbon strips at points thereof spaced longitudinally of the assembly from the division lines 9. In the present embodiment, each fastening device I 4 engages the corresponding record strips at points adjacent to and directly in longitudinal alignment with the deviating portions H] of the division lines.

Another series of fastening devices [5 is arranged along the assembly preferably extending entirely therethrough, as in the case of the fastening devices I4, and being spaced laterally of the assembly from the fasteners l4. These fastening devices l5 engage the record strips at points thereof spaced a short distance longitudinally of the assembly from the weakened division lines 8 of the record strips but pass freely through the openings I2 of the transfer strips. These fastening devices l5,'as shown, are preferably positioned adjacent to the forward ends of the. respective sets of form leaves where the transfer strip openings 12 are located, while the grip tabs l I are correspondingly positioned at the rear ends of the sets. This arrangement of the fastening devices 15 serves to hold the strips of the assembly together at the free terminal ends thereof, thus avoiding fraying and undesirable separation of the strips, while the.positioning of the grip tabs at the rear of the sets of leaves serves to protect the tabs at all times and to avoid extension thereof from the edge or end of the assembly. In this manner damage to the strips due to handling is avoided and also a clean, compact forward assembly end is maintained, thus facilitating threading of the assembly into operative position in the writing machine. While the record assembly constructed as described may be disposed in any convenient manner for storage or for supply purposes for various forms of writing machines, it is convenient, as shown, to fold the assembly reversely on the division lines thereof into the form of a. zigzag folded supply pack it as shown in Fig. 1.

The fastening devices l4 and 15 arranged as described serve to maintain the record strips and the forms thereof in substantial registry and alignment with each other at all times. This fastening arrangement is especially effective in maintaining the strips in correct position and alignment with each other during feeding of the strips in various forms of writing machines. Where there are a large number of superposed strips in the assembly, there is often a tendency in various forms ,of machines to cause disalignment of the strips and the arrangement of fastening devices herein described is effective in avoiding such difficulty. Due to the fact that the fastening devices l5 passthrough the apertures l2 of the transfer strips, they do not retain the transfer strips against a certain amount of iongitudinal and transverse relative movements. But the fasteners H as shown positively engage both the record and transfer strips so as to avoid objectionable relative movements thereof, and this function is effected whether there is but one transfer strip or more than one. When a set of record and. transfer leaves is severed from the forward or terminal end of the assembly, by tearing along the weakened division lines 8 and 9, the corresponding fastening devices M will be released from their connection to the record strips by virtue of the fact that they are positioned directly upon the weakened lines 8. But said fastening devices will be retained and held by the carbon strips because they engage the latter at the tabs I I thereof and at points spaced from the division lines. Therefore, these fastening devices will be held captive and will not be permitted to fall into the machine where they might cause damage. At the same time, during such severance the fastening devices l5 will be held captive by the record sheets or strips, due to the fact that they engage said strips at points spaced slightly or longitudinally offset from the division lines of the record and transfer strips. Also since the apertures l2 merge with or cut the respective transfer strip division lines 9, severance of the assembly along said division lines as described wfll open the apertures i2 in the transfer strips so that the' fastening devices l5 may pass from their position in the apertures so as to free the transfer sheets entirely therefrom. The transfer leaves of a severed set may then be-very quickly and easily separated from the record leaves of the set in the manner above described. It will be understood that the showing of Fig. 2 is diagrammatic,.and that the fastening devices are shown greatly elongated from their normal form for the purpose of facilitating the disclosure.

' Under normal practical conditions, both the fastening devices l4 and I5, which may be made of light wire, are positioned to bind allof the assembly strips closely together and maybe in the lines arranged in groups depthwise of the as.-

'sembly and dividing the respective strips into a the groups of division lines and respectively merging with or cutting the said transfer strip division lines, a longitudinal series of strip fastening devices engaging the record strips at points thereof spaced from their respective division lines and respectively passing freely through said transfer strip'apertures and offset from said transfer strip division lines, and a longitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips together at a series of points and positioned directly on the record strip division lines.

2. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed continuous strips includinga plurality of continuous record strips and one or more continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the record strips, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of weakened transverse lines arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly and dividing the respective stripsinto a series of form of two-leg staples, as shown, clinched-or bent over at their free ends for securing them and the strips in'position.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention could be resorted to without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the'above description, or shown in the accompanying drawing, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim.

as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed continuous strips including a plurality of continuousrecord strips and one or more continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation'with the record strips, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of weakened transverse division leaves so as to form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, at least a. part of each of said transfer strip division lines being offset longitudinaily'of the assembly from the corresponding portions of the record strip division lines so as to form a selective grip extension upon severance along said lines, said transfer strip or strips each having a longitudinal series of apertures positioned respectively adjacent to the groups of division lines and respectively merging-with or cutting the said transfer strip division' lines, a ,longitu-' dinal series of strip fastening devices engaging the record strips at points thereof spaced from their respective division lines and respectively passing freely through said transfer strip aperhaving a series of weakened transverse division lines arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly and dividing the respective strips into a series of' leaves so as to form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, each of said transfer strip division lines having a part longitudinally deflectedfrom corresponding parts of the record strip division lines so as to form a projecting selective grip tab upon severance along said lines, said transfer strip or strips each having a longitudinal series of apertures-positioned respectively adjacent to the groups of division lines and respectively merging with or cutting the said transfer strip division lines, a longitudinal series of strip fastening devices engaging the record strips at points there'of spaced from their respective division lines and respectively passing through said transfer strip apertures and offset from said transfer strip division lines, and a lon gitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips together at a series of points and positioned directly on the respective record strip division lines and directly opposite to the respective grip tabs. 1 4. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed continuous strips including a plurality of continuous record strips and one or more continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the record strips, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of weakened transverse division lines arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly and dividing the respective strips into a series of leaves so as to'form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, at least a part of each of said transfer strip division lines being offset longitudinally of the assembly from the corresponding portions of the record strip division lines so as to form a selective grip extension upon severance along said lines, said transfer strip or strips each having .a'longitudinal series of apertures positioned respectively adjacent to the groups of division lines and respectively merging with or cutting the said transfer strip division lines, a longitudinal series of strip fastening devices engaging the record strips at points thereof spaced from their respective division lines and respectively passing freely through said transfer strip apertures and offset from said transfer strip division lines, and a longitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips together at a series of points and positioned directly on the respective record strip division lines, said two series of fastening devices being spaced from each other laterally of the assembly.

5. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed continuous-strips including a plurality of continuous record strips and one or morecontinuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the record strips, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of weakened transverse division lines arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly and dividing the respective strim into a seriesof leaves so as to form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, each of said transfer strip division lines having a part longitudinally deflected from corresponding parts of the record strip division lines so as to form a projecting selective grip tab and an adjacent selective grip aperture upon severance along said lines, said transfer strip or strips each having a longitudinal series of apertures positioned respectively adjacent to the groups of division lines and respectively merging with the saidtransfer strip division lines, a longitudinal, series of-strip fastening devices engaging the record strips at pointsthereofspaced from their respective division lines and respectively passing through said transfer strip apertures and offset from said transfer strip division lines, and a longitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips togetherataseries of points and positioned directly on the respective record strip division lines and directly opposite to the respective grip tabs, said two series of fastening devices being spaced from each other'laterally 0f the assembly.

said sets.

8. In a record assembly, in combination, a

'6, In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed continuous strips including a plurality of continuous record strips and a plurality of continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the record strips, each of said transfer and record strips having a series of weakened transverse division lines arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly and dividing the respective strips into a series of leaves so as to form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, a longitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips together and located respectively directly at the record strip division lines but, longitudinally spaced from the transfer strip 'division lines, and a longitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips together and located respectively adjacent to the record strip division lines but longitudinally spaced therefrom and lying outside of the edges. of the adjacent transfer leaves.

'7, In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed continuous strips including a plurality of continuousrec- 0rd. strips and one or more continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the the assembly and dividing the respective strips into a series of leaves so as to form a series of psets of relatively superposed record leaves with of spaced from their respective division lines andrespectively passing freely through said transfer strip ap rtures and offset from said transfer strip division lines, and a longitudinal series of fastening devices securing the strips together at a series of points and positioned directly on the respectiverecord'strip division lines, said grip extensions, being positioned respectively at the rear of said sets ofleaves and the fastening devices of said first mentioned series being positioned respectively A adjacent to the forward ends of plurality of relatively superposed, continuous strips including a plurality of continuous record strips and -a. plurality of continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the record strips, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of weakened transverse division. lines arranged in'groups depthwisenf the assembly and dividing the respective strips into a series of leaves so as to form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, a plurality of fastening devices positioned adjacent to each of said groups of divisionlines for holding the strips together, means for freeing one of said fastening devices from the transfer strips but retaining it by the record strips by severance along one of said groups of division lines, and means for freerecord strips, each of said record and transfer L strips havlng a series of weakened transverse division lines arranged in groups depthwise of ing another of said fastening devices from the record strips but retaining it by the transfer strips by said severance on said one group of division lines.

-9. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of relatively superposed, continuous strips including a plurality of continuous record strips and one or more continuous transfer strips interleaved in transfer relation with the record strips, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of weakened transverse division lines arranged in groups depthwise of the assembly and dividing the respective strips into a series. of leaves so as to form a series of sets of relatively superposed record leaves with interleaved transfer leaves, said transfer strip or strips each having openings merging with or cutting the respective division lines thereof, and its division lines deviating to provide tabs upon severance, strip binding devices engaging the record strips at points spaced from the division lines thereof and passing through the transfer strip openings and offset from the said transfer strip division lines, and strip binding devices positioned on the record strip division lines and engaging the transfer strip or strips respectively opposite said tabs and at points spaced from the respective transfer strip division lines.

JOHN B. MOTSINGER. 

